[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 56553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8296]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 1, 2006, a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. Ford Motor Company, 
Civil Action No. 4:06-1311 was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for alleged violations of the industrial refrigerant 
repair, testing, record-keeping, and reporting regulations at 40 CFR 
part 82, subpart F, 82.150-82.166, (``Recycling and Emission 
Reduction''), promulgated pursuant to Subchapter VI of the Clean Air 
Act (``Stratospheric Ozone Protection''), 42 U.S.C. 7671-7671q. The 
alleged violations relate to one industrial process refrigeration 
appliance, which leaked chlorofluorocarbons, at Defendant's assembly 
plant located in Hazelwood, Missouri.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Ford Motor Company, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08127.
    The Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 111 South Tenth Street, Room 
20.333, St. Louis, Missouri 63102, and at U.S. EPA Region VII 901 North 
Fifth Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. During the public comment 
period, the Decree, may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site, to http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail 
or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Robert R. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-8296 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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